“Think of a number and double it!” seems to be the manner in which Labour has reached the latest figure of 42 days for terrorist pre-charge detention, pulled from the hat today by Jacqui Smith, the hapless Home Secretary who shows every sign of not knowing her posterior from her elbow. Quite how she arrived at this figure is unclear.
Posted on The Huntsman.
Thursday 6 December 2007
Playing Party Politics With National Security